Pseudoeurycea goebeli
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pseudoeurycea goebeli faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited montane range. Deforestation for coffee cultivation and cattle ranching has fragmented the cloud forest ecosystems this salamander depends upon. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the moisture and temperature regimes essential for this species' survival in high-elevation environments.
Habitat
This salamander inhabits cloud forests and pine-oak forests at elevations between 2,400-3,200 meters in the mountains of central Mexico. It requires moist microhabitats with abundant leaf litter and fallen logs, typically found in well-preserved montane forest ecosystems.
